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SBS Tour of Southland 2025 - Community Wellbeing Fund Recipient

The Search is On! Applications for Community Representative positions on the fund committee are now open. Apply today!

Are you wanting funding for a project or event, or do you have operation costs for your organisation that need covered? If so, then we may be able to help!

The Community Wellbeing Fund has available funding of $465,000 for the 2025/2026 financial year, across 5 rounds. The Community Wellbeing Fund's goal is to support social, cultural, environmental and economic wellbeing as well as Council’s vision to create “Our City with Heart – He Ngākau Aroha”. Find out more here: Invercargill Community Wellbeing Fund Page.

Applications are invited from groups and organisations seeking funds for a project or event which aligns with Council’s vision.

Applications for the Community Wellbeing Fund are open throughout the year, with closing dates as noted on this page. Apply here.

Committee Meetings

The Community Wellbeing Fund Subcommittee meets regularly to assess funding applications. Refer to the Council meetings and workshops page, then scroll down to "Related Information" to see when the subcommittee is scheduled to meet.

If you wish to speak to the Subcommittee, this opportunity is made available and is the choice of the applicant. Please find more information about this process under FAQs.

Members of Invercargill City Council's Community Wellbeing Fund Subcommittee include 5 Councillors: Trish Boyle (Chair), Alex Crackett, Peter Kett, Ria Bond and Steve Broad; and 4 Community Representatives: Sebastian Gray (Youth Rep), Meggy Bartlett-McBride, Nathan Burdon and Andrea de Vries.

Accountability Reporting once your project has taken place

Did you receive funding in the last 12 months? We require accountability to show how the money received has been spent and what the outcomes of the activity/project/event were. Please submit this within 2 months of your completion date.

Submit an accountability report.


For further information about the Community Wellbeing Fund, including queries regarding applications, email wellbeing@icc.govt.nz or phone (03) 211 1777 and ask to speak to the Engagement and Partnerships Officer.

The Search is On! Applications for Community Representative positions on the fund committee are now open. Apply today!

Are you wanting funding for a project or event, or do you have operation costs for your organisation that need covered? If so, then we may be able to help!

The Community Wellbeing Fund has available funding of $465,000 for the 2025/2026 financial year, across 5 rounds. The Community Wellbeing Fund's goal is to support social, cultural, environmental and economic wellbeing as well as Council’s vision to create “Our City with Heart – He Ngākau Aroha”. Find out more here: Invercargill Community Wellbeing Fund Page.

Applications are invited from groups and organisations seeking funds for a project or event which aligns with Council’s vision.

Applications for the Community Wellbeing Fund are open throughout the year, with closing dates as noted on this page. Apply here.

Committee Meetings

The Community Wellbeing Fund Subcommittee meets regularly to assess funding applications. Refer to the Council meetings and workshops page, then scroll down to "Related Information" to see when the subcommittee is scheduled to meet.

If you wish to speak to the Subcommittee, this opportunity is made available and is the choice of the applicant. Please find more information about this process under FAQs.

Members of Invercargill City Council's Community Wellbeing Fund Subcommittee include 5 Councillors: Trish Boyle (Chair), Alex Crackett, Peter Kett, Ria Bond and Steve Broad; and 4 Community Representatives: Sebastian Gray (Youth Rep), Meggy Bartlett-McBride, Nathan Burdon and Andrea de Vries.

Accountability Reporting once your project has taken place

Did you receive funding in the last 12 months? We require accountability to show how the money received has been spent and what the outcomes of the activity/project/event were. Please submit this within 2 months of your completion date.

Submit an accountability report.


For further information about the Community Wellbeing Fund, including queries regarding applications, email wellbeing@icc.govt.nz or phone (03) 211 1777 and ask to speak to the Engagement and Partnerships Officer.

  • Community Wellbeing Fund Subcommittee Member Application Form 2025

    Fill in this form if you wish to be considered as a Community Representative on the Invercargill City Council's Community Wellbeing Fund Subcommittee. Applications close 2 November 2025.

    Please feel free to upload your C.V in the "Supporting Materials" section and/or a brief cover letter indicating why you think you would help make the Invercargill Community Wellbeing Fund a success.

     In your application, you may want to consider:

    • A short statement introducing yourself and your background and/or whakapapa
    • Your passion for the Invercargill and Bluff Communities
    • Your experience being a community representative or any governance experience you may have
    • References that we can contact to discuss your application. This may include the name of a community group or community leader who is supporting you.

    The current Committee is made up of 5 Councillors: and 4 Community Representatives, including 1 youth rep. The committee distributes close to half a million dollars per year and meets during the day, once every 2 months, typically in March, May, July, September and November.

    Note: 

    Those that are successful for the roles need to declare that they understand the conflicts of interest policy and fraud requirements and agree to be bound by Council terms including police checks.


    Complete Form
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